Profile of Roblox, which outsources game development to its own players and says more than 300 of such developers earned $100K+ in 2020, ahead of its March IPO
The company runs a free social platform with videogames made by its own players. Its stock-market debut will test investor appetite … Tweets: @onelinders , @neddesmond , @youfoundsam_rbx , @saraheneedleman , and @saraheneedleman Tweets: @onelinders : Gaming provided @Roblox plan for IPO. Thirty-three million daily users, $250 million in quarterly revenues, and a January valuation at $30 billion. https://www.wsj.com/... Ned Desmond / @neddesmond : “Builderman” Dave Baszucki - Roblox's founder - is a model of founder perseverance. Launched in 2006, ignored for ten years, and going public on March 10. Great piece WSJ. https://www.wsj.com/... via @WSJ Samuel Jordan / @youfoundsam_rbx : I had the unique opportunity to be featured in an article for the @WSJ! Being able to create the games and content I do on @Roblox still excites me everyday. Sharing what I do with more people was a humbling and exciting experience! #roblox #Robloxdev https://www.wsj.com/... Sarah E. Needleman / @saraheneedleman : Roblox runs a free social platform with tens of millions of videogames made by its own players. Its market debut will test investor appetite in a tech firm that was a pandemic darling. https://www.wsj.com/... via @WSJ Sarah E. Needleman / @saraheneedleman : Samuel Jordan took a break from college about a year ago to focus on making games and other digital content for Roblox with a business partner. The 21-year-old said he netted about $600,000 last year from his Roblox creations, up from $30,000 in 2019. https://www.wsj.com/... https://twitter.com/...